Tom McTague

Tom McTague
Occupationsauthor, journalist

Tom McTague is a British author and journalist. He has been editor of The New Statesman since 2025.[1]

Career

McTague is political editor of UnHerd,[2] and has been a staff writer for The Atlantic[3] and political editor at the Independent on Sunday.[4] He has also worked for Politico, MailOnline and the Daily Mirror.[5]

In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism.[6] In September 2025, he published Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945–2016.[7] The book discusses the history of the relationship between Britain and Europe.[8] The book was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.[9]

Bibliography

  • Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945–2016 (2025) ISBN 978-1529083125[9]

References

  1. ^ McTague, Tom (12 June 2025). "A new era for the New Statesman". Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Tom McTague, a writer for Unherd". UnHerd. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Tom McTague". The Atlantic. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ Rentoul, John (12 June 2025). "Look away, Sir Keir! Labour's bible has given its verdict on you". The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ^ Ponsford, Dominic (24 March 2025). "Unherd political editor Tom McTague named New Statesman editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ^ "2021 Journalism prize long list | Tom McTague". The Orwell Prizes. The Orwell Foundation. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ McElvoy, Anne (6 September 2025). "Review | Between the Waves". The Standard. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ Bogdanor, Vernon (26 August 2025). "How the seeds of Brexit were sown by four men in 1943". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Books & authors | Between The Waves - The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945-2016 | Tom McTague". The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Retrieved 11 December 2025.